Abavukuzi bethusi basePeru bazokhushulwa yisithiyo esisha sokuvimba inani elikhulayo lokutheleleka okusha kwe-pneumonia, kodwa kuzovumela izimboni ezibalulekile ezifana nezezimayini ukuthi ziqhubeke nokusebenza. I-Peru ingumkhiqizi wethusi wesibili ngobukhulu emhlabeni. Izingxenye eziningi zasePeru, okuhlanganisa nenhloko-dolobha, iLima, zizoqhubeka nemikhawulo eqinile yokuhamba nokuhamba amasonto amabili kusukela ngeSonto. Kodwa uhulumeni wasePeru uthe ngoLwesine ukuthi izimayini, ukudoba kanye nokwakha kanye nezinsizakalo eziyisisekelo, okuhlanganisa nokudla kanye nemithi, kuzoqhubeka kusukela ngoJanuwari 31 kuya kuFebhuwari 14. Umkhakha wezimayini uyinjini yomnotho futhi ubangela amaphesenti angama-60 empahla ethunyelwa ngaphandle ePeru. I-Peru inamacala angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.1 aqinisekisiwe e-pneumonia entsha kanye nokufa okungaphezu kuka-40,000, ngokusho kwezibalo ezisemthethweni. Lokhu kuvimbela kufaka phakathi indawo yezimayini yase-Ancash, lapho kusebenza khona i-Copper Miner Antamina; indawo yezimayini yaseLas Bambas e-Apurimmg; indawo ye-pasco-volcan Operation Project; kanye ne-ica-indawo yaseHierroperú eShougang, eChina.